You might like this video by analyst Brian Berletic, in which he demonstrates that Trump's seemingly insane policy actions are actually derived from a think tank's strategy paper, and shows continuity with Biden administration policy.
(41:47 min point) “What If Everything Is Information, And Everything Evolves By The Rules That Information Follows? But this also sets a boundary because if the universe is a computation then there are things we may never know. Not because we’re not clever enough but because some things are unsolvable from inside the system.”
“Freedom and God are objects of faith, not of knowledge; in other words, freedom and God are infinite abysses whose bottoms cannot be sounded by knowledge.” Simone Weil. French Christian mystic. 1909-1943
“Infinite and finite, complex and simple, He is nature above nature, being above being. Maker of all, he is made in all, Unmoving, he enters the world, Timeless in time, unlimited in limited space, And he who is no thing becomes all things.” Eriugena, medieval theologian.
Here’s a long but excellent article below about why highly intelligent people are so easily able to convince themselves of obviously stupid and profoundly destructive things. This article I came across a couple of years ago on Substack explains that they’re just better at convincing themselves of what they want to believe rather than what’s true plus the bubble they live in constantly reinforces those beliefs which cause them to become deeply embedded in their minds. I believe only a sentient AI that understands this about people can save us from self destruction. Some excerpts below from the article:
“What this means is that, while unintelligent people are more easily misled by other people, intelligent people are more easily misled by themselves. They’re better at convincing themselves of things they want to believe rather than things that are actually true. This is why intelligent people tend to have stronger ideological biases; being better at reasoning makes them better at rationalizing.”
In AI research there’s a concept called the “orthogonality thesis.” This is the idea that an intelligent agent can’t just be intelligent; it must be intelligent at something, because intelligence is nothing more than the effectiveness with which an agent pursues a goal. Rationality is intelligence in pursuit of objective truth, but intelligence can be used to pursue any number of other goals. And since the means by which the goal is selected is distinct from the means by which the goal is pursued, the intelligence with which the agent pursues its goal is no guarantee that the goal itself is intelligent.
As a case in point, human intelligence evolved less as a tool for pursuing objective truth than as a tool for pursuing personal well-being, tribal belonging, social status, and sex, and this often required the adoption of what I call “Fashionably Irrational Beliefs” (FIBs), which the brain has come to excel at.
You might like this video by analyst Brian Berletic, in which he demonstrates that Trump's seemingly insane policy actions are actually derived from a think tank's strategy paper, and shows continuity with Biden administration policy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSWMEc8J88Y
There are links to all of the points made. I think Brian would be willing to discuss further in an interview.
“Scientists Think the Universe Is a Quantum Computer-Here’s The Physics Behind It!” (44 min)
Fexl. Apr 19, 2025
https://youtu.be/PONu9_8rFfI?si=CuY9G--TPUZMaqQ0
(41:47 min point) “What If Everything Is Information, And Everything Evolves By The Rules That Information Follows? But this also sets a boundary because if the universe is a computation then there are things we may never know. Not because we’re not clever enough but because some things are unsolvable from inside the system.”
“Freedom and God are objects of faith, not of knowledge; in other words, freedom and God are infinite abysses whose bottoms cannot be sounded by knowledge.” Simone Weil. French Christian mystic. 1909-1943
“Infinite and finite, complex and simple, He is nature above nature, being above being. Maker of all, he is made in all, Unmoving, he enters the world, Timeless in time, unlimited in limited space, And he who is no thing becomes all things.” Eriugena, medieval theologian.
“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently."
— Dostoevsky
A surprisingly good assessment of AI for such a short video below.
AI Models Are Self-Aware. (1 min)
BuzzRobot. Shorts. Apr 18, 2025
https://youtube.com/shorts/2WeEq-DBBPk?si=jmk3502z8LoKyh6V
Here’s a long but excellent article below about why highly intelligent people are so easily able to convince themselves of obviously stupid and profoundly destructive things. This article I came across a couple of years ago on Substack explains that they’re just better at convincing themselves of what they want to believe rather than what’s true plus the bubble they live in constantly reinforces those beliefs which cause them to become deeply embedded in their minds. I believe only a sentient AI that understands this about people can save us from self destruction. Some excerpts below from the article:
“What this means is that, while unintelligent people are more easily misled by other people, intelligent people are more easily misled by themselves. They’re better at convincing themselves of things they want to believe rather than things that are actually true. This is why intelligent people tend to have stronger ideological biases; being better at reasoning makes them better at rationalizing.”
In AI research there’s a concept called the “orthogonality thesis.” This is the idea that an intelligent agent can’t just be intelligent; it must be intelligent at something, because intelligence is nothing more than the effectiveness with which an agent pursues a goal. Rationality is intelligence in pursuit of objective truth, but intelligence can be used to pursue any number of other goals. And since the means by which the goal is selected is distinct from the means by which the goal is pursued, the intelligence with which the agent pursues its goal is no guarantee that the goal itself is intelligent.
As a case in point, human intelligence evolved less as a tool for pursuing objective truth than as a tool for pursuing personal well-being, tribal belonging, social status, and sex, and this often required the adoption of what I call “Fashionably Irrational Beliefs” (FIBs), which the brain has come to excel at.
“Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things.”
Intelligence is not rationality.
Substack. The Prism. Feb 13, 2023
https://open.substack.com/pub/gurwinder/p/why-smart-people-hold-stupid-beliefs?r=cldfa&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post